Today I got informations about Larry H. Millers dead from the Shelby American Collection. He was one of the foremost Shelby Enthusiasts and he died on February, 20th 2009, at the age of 64.
He left a collection of very remarkable cars, such as CSX 2002 - the first Shelby Team car and the first Cobra appearing on a race track driven by Bill Krause in 1962. His two Coupes (Shelby CSX 2299 - most successful of the Cobra breed - and Willment CSX 2131) participated at Goodwood. P1015 and P1021, the two 1964 Le Mans winning GT 40s, are part of his collection as well. His dedication to race cars led to his Miller Motorsports Park (see
http://www.millermotorsportspark.com/), where he had his cars exhibited in a museum. The cars have been interchanged between his museum and the Shelby American Collection.
He is said to have been a friendly and honest man, who was dedicated to the sport and a great supporter of sport, i.e. the Utah basketball team.
His funeral on last saturday was as remarkable as he as a person was. According to his passion, his coffin was painted guardsman blue with white stripes. The Hearse was followed by some of his Cobras, driven by his sons (he had five).
A huge loss to all the Shelby and Cobra enthusiasts. See pictures and video of the celebration at
http://www.ksl.com/?nid=148&sid=5720629.
Michael
